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Name	Sydney George Piddington
Born	14 May, 1918 Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 January, 1991 (aged 72) Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (throat)
Education *	Sydney Grammar School (student, 1930-1934)
Occupation or Descriptor *	accountant (1935-1941) New South Wales, Australia soldier (1941-1945) Federal, Australia prisoner of war (Australian) (1942-1945) Federal, Australia radio entertainer (1947-1948) New South Wales, Australia telepathist (1947-1948) New South Wales, Australia telepathist (1948-1952) Overseas advertising executive (1953-1972) New South Wales, Australia telepathist (1972-1980) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (soldier) 15th Field Regiment (soldier, 1941) Changi POW camp (prisoner of war, 1942-1945)
Key Organisations *	Media Council of Australia (chairman) Television Advertising Board (member)
Workplaces *	ATN7 television station (Sydney) (advertising manager) John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd (advertising manager) C. A. Le Maistre Walker (accountant, 1935-1941) 2UE radio station (Sydney) (entertainer, 1947)

* Dates are approximate

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